Don Azpiazu
Justo Ángel Azpiazú (Cienfuegos, 11 February 1893 – Havana, 20 January 1943), better known as Don Azpiazú, was a leading Cuban orchestral director in the 1920s and 1930s. His band introduced authentic Cuban dance music and Cuban musical instruments to the USA. It was his Havana Casino Orchestra which went to New York City in 1930, and recorded one of the biggest hits in Cuban music history, the "Peanut Vendor". It sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc by the RIAA. The band included musicians such as trumpeter Julio Cueva and singer Antonio Machín. Azpiazú also used North American singers such as Bob Burke or Chick Bullock to help popularize the genre. |
Birth and Death Data: Born February 11, 1893 (Cienfuegos), Died January 20, 1943 (Havana)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1940
Roles Represented in DAHR: director, composer, claves, songwriter
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 27 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-62151 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | Lamento africano | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62152 | 10-in. | 5/13/1930 | The peanut vendor | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Antonio Machín | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62156 | 10-in. | 5/15/1930 | Be careful with those eyes | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Johnny Marvin | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62157 | 10-in. | 5/15/1930 | With my guitar and you | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Antonio Machín | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BVE-62327 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | Mamá Inez | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | director | |
Victor | BVE-62328 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | True love | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; Antonio Machín ; Daniel Sánchez | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | director | |
Victor | XVE-68205 | 10-in. | 3/4/1931 | African lament | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra ; George Owen | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | XVE-68206 | 10-in. | 3/4/1931 | The voodoo | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | director, composer | |
Victor | BRC-69687 | 10-in. | 6/4/1931 | Wanna lot o' love | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with vocal chorus | director | |
Victor | BRC-69688 | 10-in. | 6/4/1931 | Green eyes | Don Azpiazu ; Chick Bullock ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BRC-70252 | 10-in. | 9/23/1931 | A penny for your thoughts | Don Azpiazu ; Bob Burk ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BRC-70253 | 10-in. | 9/23/1931 | Marianna (The peanut vendor's daughter) | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Victor | BS-77596 | 10-in. | 9/1/1933 | Ojos negros | Chago Rodríguez y su Grupo | Vocal and instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor | CU-319[a] | 10-in. | before 4/16/1940 | Quinto mayor | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Victor | CU-320[a] | 10-in. | before 4/16/1940 | A la Huacachina | Don Azpiazu ; Havana Casino Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | director | |
Columbia | W152722 | 10-in. | 2/23/1934 | The voodoo | Ben Pollack Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | 10997-10999 | 10-in. | 7/3/1923 | Voodoo | Hamtree Harrington | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Brunswick | E36658 | 10-in. | 4/24/1931 | The voodoo | Vincent Lopez ; St. Regis Hotel Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | E36659 | 10-in. | 4/24/1931 | Caserita, me voy | Orquesta de Vicente Lopez [St. Regis Hotel Orchestra] | Jazz/dance band, with female vocal solo | composer | |
Brunswick | B13680 | 10-in. | 7/31/1933 | Por tus ojos negros : Canción, from "Espérame" | Orquesta Típica Don Alberto | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Gramophone | 0PG112 | 10-in. | 10/10/1932 | La mulata rumbera | Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, claves, director | |
Gramophone | 0PG113 | 10-in. | 10/10/1932 | Lamento borincano | Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, claves, director | |
Gramophone | 0PG114 | 10-in. | 10/10/1932 | La cachimba de San Juan | Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet | instrumentalist, claves, director | |
Gramophone | 0PG115 | 10-in. | 10/10/1932 | El panquelero | Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | director | |
Gramophone | 0PG116 | 10-in. | 10/10/1932 | Caminando | Don Azpiazu’s Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal duet and male vocal ensemble | instrumentalist, claves, director |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Azpiazu, Don," accessed November 5, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.
Azpiazu, Don. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110804.
"Azpiazu, Don." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 5 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Azpiazu, Don - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no98024085
Wikidata: Don Azpiazú - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5292181
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MusicBrainz: Don Azpiazú - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0efc7f8d-d2ee-454f-b60b-9e8b70682003
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